Book Review
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kenjariFortress of Ice
by C. J. Cherryh
This book is a sequel to Cherryh's earlier four-book Fortress series, which I read several years ago and very much enjoyed. It takes place about 15 years after the conclusion of the fourth book, this time focusing on King Cefwyn's two sons. Aewyn is his legitimate son and heir, and Elfwyn is his bastard son whose mother was from a dangerous and sorcerous family. Cefwyn tries to foster friendship between the two boys, but Elfwyn's first visit to court goes awry.
As with the first four in the series, this book is surprisingly and wonderfully introspective, meditative, and subtle. Cherryh also successfully combines these qualities with elements of epic fantasy and political intrigue. It's also a great story of self-discovery and maturation.
(N.B. I would advise reading the first four before tackling this volume. Not only are the first books very much worth reading, they will also make the plot and world of Fortress of Ice make much more sense (even though it has a synopsis of the earlier events).)
by C. J. Cherryh
This book is a sequel to Cherryh's earlier four-book Fortress series, which I read several years ago and very much enjoyed. It takes place about 15 years after the conclusion of the fourth book, this time focusing on King Cefwyn's two sons. Aewyn is his legitimate son and heir, and Elfwyn is his bastard son whose mother was from a dangerous and sorcerous family. Cefwyn tries to foster friendship between the two boys, but Elfwyn's first visit to court goes awry.
As with the first four in the series, this book is surprisingly and wonderfully introspective, meditative, and subtle. Cherryh also successfully combines these qualities with elements of epic fantasy and political intrigue. It's also a great story of self-discovery and maturation.
(N.B. I would advise reading the first four before tackling this volume. Not only are the first books very much worth reading, they will also make the plot and world of Fortress of Ice make much more sense (even though it has a synopsis of the earlier events).)
